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Codename Author: Parsing Fact from Fiction When Writing about Espionage

From biographies to fiction and page to screen, spies have a persistent allure. I suspect a large part of their appeal is that espionage resonates with one’s inner child that misse...

Remembering Kevin, the KGB Officer Who Watched Us During a Secret Mission to the USSR

They say truth is stranger than fiction. Whoever they are, I concur. May Day, a Cold War-themed bromance starring Ryan Reynolds (spy pilot Troy “Assassin” Kelly) and Kenneth Branag...

On the Radar: CIA versus MI6, spy versus spy

Last week, our On the Radar column led off with a James Bond novel, and this week we’re back to more espionage with David McCloskey’s latest – London Station. Here at Crime Fiction...

Former CIA analyst reveals what would happen if American spies and the MI6 turned on each other

What happens if the CIA and MI6 suddenly turned on each other? Ex-CIA analyst David McCloskey's new spy thriller novel delves into the world of espionage in Britain's capital.

The best spy shows and films of the 1960s

Espionage fans know we are in a golden era of spy novels, films and television shows right now, but it’s a genre that has never really gone out of fashion. Spies on Screen is my ne...

‘Secret Service’: What to Know About New MGM+ Spy Thriller

The series is already a big hit in the U.K.

Ghost Code

Ghost Code is about an AI that corrupts the intelligence systems nations use to decide whether they are under attack, set against a US, China, and Taiwan confrontation.

Book Excerpt: Emily St. John Mandel’s ‘Exit Party’ Imagines a Future Where a Spy Could Disappear

In Emily St. John Mandel’s new novel Exit Party, becoming a “ghost” means running afoul of the state. In this excerpt, a secret agent discovers it doesn’t take much.

Shifta

After a terrorist attack in Washington, D.C., the political elite panic when it's tied to a dark-net assassination market and a security contractor looks to cash in on the opportun...

The Scorsese Code

From the shadows of Rome to the streets of New York: Power. Money. Murder. Welcome to The Scorsese Code, the burning international thriller from Sergio Fanucci.

Real Life Thriller: 'Paging Hezbollah' Is a Riveting Inside Tour of the Historic 2024 Operation

The spy thriller of the year - starring an alligator-wrestling, shotgun-wielding CIA chief and a string of Daily Mail sc...

David McCloskey's fifth book, London Station, is published on Thursday and features an unlikely co-star in the shape of the Daily Mail.

Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War’s Most Extraordinary Spy by Ben Macintyre

A spoiler-light review of Redwood by Ben Macintyre: a KGB officer in revolutionary Tehran, the lone MI6 man he trusted, and a defection whose consequences were far darker than anyo...

Operation Icebreaker

Assignment Greenland. One lie ignites the Arctic. One man can stop a war.

[Cybersecurity Awareness Month] Cyber Espionage: When the Attacker’s Best Asset Is You

Spies have always relied on technology, disguises, secret communications and clever gadgets, at least if the movies are to be believed. But some of the most effective tools in the...

Sinister network of Russian agents busted in Cold War-style plot to infiltrate the US Secret Service using American tech...

The alleged deception could have given Russian agents a foothold inside a company providing technology to government customers.

September’s Mystery and Thriller Adaptations are Full of Action!

Stream these mystery and thriller adaptations this month, from a PI mystery set in Florida to a spy thriller series full of MI5 rejects.

SHADOWS OF THE FATHERS

Hunter Long, a former professional boxer, has worked hard to make his own way at the CIA, despite constant comparisons between his own career and that of his late grandfather, an a...

Rare Beijing spy series highlights real-life intelligence drama with Taiwan

A television drama produced by Beijing’s top counter-espionage agency has put the spotlight on real-life cases in the high-stakes intelligence battle between mainland China and Tai...

The Communist Thrillers of Anna Seghers

In her tautly suspenseful novels, fugitives stay one step ahead of the Nazis.

WIN seven great spy books for everyone who loves Slow Horses

So, season six of Slow Horses has finished. You’ve binged the other five. You’ve read the entire Slough House series by Mick Herron, which the show is based on. Where next? Well, w...

The Fifteenth Man by William Cook

Sometimes the setting is the most important part of a good thriller. When it comes to Cold War and World War II-set stories, Berlin is often centre stage; the divided city, the wal...

Laughter Of Recognition Echoes From The Realest Spy Novel In Years

Sam R. OYKEN's 'The Pickle Factory,' is a wildly original, very funny, and sadly accurate satire of the CIA.

We met the Syrian spies by the border. Later, we learned they were planning to behead us

I ran agents for Israeli Military Intelligence Unit 504. I kept this story to myself for 50 years